Obviously, people did alot more than just watch Ironman at the movies. Someone picked up the idea of using Ironmans robotic arm (yeah, the same one with the fiery sense of humor) and made it into a real thing.

Called as Handy (which is as creative as it gets) ; the robotic arm could be useful for any number of domestic tasks such as washing, hammering, painting, digging, kneading, the only limit is your imagination. Handy will come with USB and midi ports and be wireless capable for use with ipods IPod , keyboards and computers. Handy’s fuzzy AI logic will allow it to learn its owners preferences very efficiently.

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